Speight

See also: speight

English

Etymology

English surname, from the noun speight (“woodpecker”).

Proper noun

Speight (plural Speights)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Speight is the 6276^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5445 individuals. Speight is most common among Black/African American (47.51%) and White (47.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Speight”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.